3 Best Urologists in Ballarat, VIC

“Dr Rob Forsyth completed his fellowship training in the UK and USA in laparoscopic, reconstructive/urethral, and prosthetic surgery. He has experience in general urology, including the treatment of kidney, bladder and prostate cancer, urinary and sexual dysfunction, and stone disease. He is actively engaged in urological training and education, currently serving as both the Chair of the Board of Urology and the Education Subcommittee, which is in the process of revising the Urology Curriculum. Dr Rob provides urology services to Castlemaine and Maryborough fortnightly. He practices at Ballarat Urology, which has been providing a urology service to Ballarat and Western Victoria for more than fifty years. In addition, they see patients in Bacchus Marsh, Castlemaine, Maryborough, Ararat, and Horsham.”

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“2025 Update: Dr Modher Al-Shawi is a Melbourne-trained General Urologist with experience in minimally invasive surgery for benign and malignant conditions of the bladder, kidney, and prostate. He graduated from Baghdad University College of Medicine in 2003. Modher worked as a Urology Fellow at Monash for two years and completed an additional fellowship year split between St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne and Ballarat Base Hospital. He has a special interest in complex stone disease, prostate and renal cancer. Modher brings over 20 years of medical experience, having completed urology training in Australia and fellowship roles at Monash, Ballarat, and St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne. Dr Al-Shawi believes in patient-centred care in collaboration with GPs, elaborate communication and shared decision-making processes. Dr Modher Al-Shawi holds public appointments at St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne and Ballarat Base Hospital.”

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